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Shawnee Mission South High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5800 W 107th St, Overland Park, KS 66207 · (913) 993-7500 · Part of Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

Overland Park’s School Grade A better than 90% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
1,574
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Shawnee Mission South High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state

On the path

Where Overland Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Shawnee Mission South HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5800 W 107th St, Overland Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9387
Grade 10398
Grade 11404
Grade 12385
Enrollment over time
1,510’20
1,512’21
1,586’22
1,593’23
1,574’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 21%Black 8%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shawnee Mission South High from Overland Park families.

Other schools in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

The district →
Briarwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
674 students17:1
Corinth Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
576 students18:1
Brookridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B
548 students15:1
Shawanoe Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
D
530 students16:1
Apache Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
C+
526 students15:1
Mill Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
A
495 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Overland Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.